Talking-machine cabinet.



0.1. BOUSFIELD. TALKING MACHINE CABINET. APnucmon mso rin. 12. 1911.

1,291,741 l Patented Jan. 21, 1919.

. ff/m CHARLIE J. BoUsFIELD, or BAY oF BAY CITY, MICHIGAN, A

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HIGAN. ASSIGNOR TO DELPHEON COMPATY, CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

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To all whom. z't lmay concern: f

Be it known that LCHARLIE J. Boosrmno,

United States of America,

' Another object resides in the provision of means whereby the motorboard and the cover of the cabinet may be swung upward and backward as aunit, exposing all mechanism 1o view and in a position where it can bereadily repaired, adjusted .and 'tested With the above and other objectsin view, the present invention consists in the comand arrangement ofparts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it beingunderstood that changes vmay be made in the form, size, proportion andminor details without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any ofthe advantages of the invention.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a talking cabinet showing the motorboard and cover in the raised position.

Fig. 2 is a plan of the motor board, and

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

In the drawing, 1 indicates the ordin'ary talkinl machine cabinet,within which is housed the tone horn 4, the motor board 3 thereto bymeans of the hinges-10 which are secured to the top of the cabinet 1 andthe underside of the molding frame 7 which forms a part of, and issecured to the motor boardA 3 by the screws 18. This moldin" frame 7rests on the upper edge of the cabinet which supports the are adapted tobe carried by, and suspended from the motor board 3, can be of anydesired shape ordesign, but I prefer to construct it as shown, with theinner edge rounded to facilitate the' removal of dust,

1 and Specification of Letters Patent.--

opeuings 1.5, the various need 4pcudcd from the which various deviceswhich.

Patented Jan. 21, 1 19.

Application led February 12.' 1917. Serial No. 148.182.

or other foreign matter from the surface of the motor oard.

The motor board which is solid piece is drilled before receive thcvarious parts in Fig. 2. thc opening 17 being to accommodate the tonearm: thc opening 14 is to allow the p'assage of the shaft upon which themade of one assembling to as is clearly shown turntable is adapted toset, while the motor 6 is suspended from the motor board by means ofscrews passing throu h the several c cups set in the openings 11 and 12;the openin 13 is to allow the attachment of the Spee regulator. and theopenings 16 are -for the automatic stop. the raising arm of the coversupport beingr adapted vto pass throuffh the slot. 8 in the moldingtrame 7. T us it will be obvious that all of the operative mechanism iscarried by or suspended from the motor board 3.

lln order that the motor board may be held in the position as shown inFig. 1, l provide a. common elbow hinge 19 which is pivoted to `thecabinet at the point 20 and to the motor board at the point 21, itsmovement being limited by the stop 22, therefore when Iit Ls desired toinspect, adjust. or repair any f movement by the hinge 19.

Heretofore it has been customary to split the motor board in two pieces.or cut a squarefrom thc'ccnter thereof, from which is suspended themotor, with either of theseI methods ot construction. it is necessary,

' (when making repairs or adjusting) to reymore screws or bolts. andtake the various parts therefrom separately. adjusting or rcpairing sameand placing them again in the cabinet for testing. 'ith my ihiprovcdconstruction every part is carried by or susmotor board as a unit. whichwhen lifted, exposes every part to view. where it can be readilyrepaired, 51d-,

justcd and tested without removing them from their rcspcctive lVhat Iclaim is:`

v1. In a talking machine and in combination with a cabinet, a motorboard hinged to the top of the cabinet and projecting out` wardly beyondall ot' the walls thereof, and seated upon the said walls, said motorboard positions.

living a cover receiving seat, a cover hinged to the motor board andfitting the seat thereof, means for Connecting the cover with the motorboard for supporting the. cover in an elevated position and separateindependently operable means for connecting the m0-l tor board .with thecabinet for suppolting the motor board in a raised position, saidsupporting means being operable either simultaneously or independently.

2. In a talking machine and in combination with a cabinet, a motor boardprojecting outwardly beyond all of the walls of the cabinet and seatedupon'the saine. said inofoi-.board being hinged to the cabinet andprovided with a marginal molding frame forming a cover receiving seat, acover hinged t0 the molding frame and fitting the said seat, means forconnecting the cover with the motor board for supporting the cover in anelevated position and separate means for connecting the motor board withthe abinet for supporting the motor board in an elevated position; saidsupporting means being operable'independently ancl'simultaneously.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CHARLIE J. BUUSFIELD.

